4th Annual InterFace On-Campus Housing Networking Conference, Nov 2-4

Oct27, 2016

We look forward to attending this conference to learn more about development plans in the student housing industry and making new connections. New Student Housing developments are an excellent application for prefab construction methods to bring efficiency in schedule, manpower and materials while improving quality.

TSHE-ASHE Lunch-and-Learn

Oct14, 2016

TSHE, the local affiliate chapter of the of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), of the American Hospital Association and a member of the Greater Cincinnati Health Council. On October 14th, members were treated to a lunch-and-learn presentation, along with a tour of our facilities.

PEDCO – High Performance Bldgs Seminar

Oct5, 2016

Join PIVOTek as we hear from industry leaders on the advantages of high performing buildings and address what really works when
tackling major improvements in energy efficiency. There will also be learning tracks on Net Zero, energy reduction, and sustainability
covering case studies of high performance buildings. 5 AIA & 6 PDH/GBCI Credits.

Offsite Tradeshow

Patriot Day – National Day of Service and Remembrance

Sep11, 2016

The National September 11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993.

The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest manmade waterfalls in North America. The pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood. Architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker created the Memorial design selected from a global design competition that included more than 5,200 entries from 63 nations.

The names of every person who died in the 2001 and 1993 attacks are inscribed into bronze panels edging the Memorial pools, a powerful reminder of the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil and the greatest single loss of rescue personnel in American history.

Labor Day -Maguire vs McGuire

Sep5, 2016

More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.

Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.”

But Peter McGuire’s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.

Construction’s Increased Reliance on Prefabrication is Just the Beginning

Jul1, 2015

Prefabrication is the answer to one of the construction industry’s most pressing challenges: a lack of skilled workers. Builders shed millions of jobs after the bottom fell out of the housing market, and enlisting craftsmen now is proving difficult.
According to a June 6th Wall Street Journal article, “a shortage of skilled workers is stirring a variety of responses in the construction industry, from higher wages to an increasing reliance on prefabrication work.”
Prefab does indeed save on labor costs, enabling work dependent on skilled workers (and weather) to be done inside a factory by fewer people. But that’s just one of prefab’s benefits.

PIVOTek Recognized with Two Awards by the Modular Building Institute

Apr30, 2015

Providing the highest quality product with the best service is always our goal, so we are especially proud to announce that the Modular Building Institute has recognized PIVOTek with two awards: Best of Show – Marketing for pivotek.net and First Place – Permanent Bathroom Pods for Health City Medical Center; Grand Cayman Island

PIVOTek to Attend 2015 PDC Summit presented by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering

Mar12, 2015

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – PIVOTek will be attending and exhibiting at the 2015 Planning, Design, and Construction Summit in San Antonio, Texas from March 15-18, 2015. The PDC Summit is hosted in collaboration with organizations such as the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and the American Hospital Association.